Desperately Trying To Be Different Lyrics - Paradise In Distress - Golden Earring

From the Album: 

* Paradise in distress 

Lizzy the lizard 

Met an angry young snake 

With forked-tongue grace 

By the name of Jake: 

A yellow eyed diamond back rattler 

In the chill-out room 

Of the 'wildlife saloon' 

She admired his skin, 

Jake said it was fake 

And Liz said: who cares, 

It don't really matter! 

A question to raise, 

Why people these days 

Like slaves to the craze 

Are somehow hell bent 

Yet always content with fortune's spent 

On desperately tryin' to be different 

Willy the weasel said 

To Sammy the snitch 

Let's go to the dogs 

And bet on that bitch 

The greyhound 

That runs like a panther 

They made a big score, 

Went to the Hi-fashion store 

They bought two suits of shark skin 

Furs, ermine and mink 

All decked out for the next chapter 

Nancy the nympho 

Yelled at Lola La Leech 

I need a permanent wave 

with lotsa bleach 

I wanna look like a cheap German dancer 

She could pass for a queen 

In a second hand dream 

Inside the gloom of the 'wildlife saloon' 

The wolfwhistles 

Sounded just like laughter